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Universities like to associate themselves with exceptional individuals through the awarding of honorary doctorates, but this practice has often attracted controversy, creating headaches for university administrators.

Honorary doctorates highlight uncomfortable but important questions about the purpose of the university and its role in reinforcing and perpetuating social inequality.

The tradition and purpose of honorary doctorates

Honorary degrees (usually, though not always, doctorates) are awarded by universities to recognise outstanding achievement in a particular field, or service to the broader community.

While some universities have established separate honorary degrees, such as the “ Doctor of the University ” at Griffith University, most Australian universities have maintained the traditional system in which a range of degrees may be awarded honoris causa . This means no degree is actually undertaken, but the nominee receives the distinction in name anyway.

A committee, usually including members of the university’s senior executive, representatives of the university council and professors, receives nominations and determines which will be approved.

Universities gain a number of benefits from conferring honorary doctorates. The acceptance of an honorary degree by an exceptionally distinguished person often generates publicity and brings “reflected glory” on the university, in the words of one former Vice-Chancellor, preserved in the Monash University archives.

Honorary doctorates have long been used to foster advantageous connections with individuals, countries or organisations. The University of Oxford awarded the first recorded honorary doctorate in around 1478 to a brother-in-law of Edward IV in a clear attempt to “obtain the favour of a man with great influence”.

Honorary degrees have, unsurprisingly, usually been awarded to well-known individuals. The honouring of less-known individuals, and members of socially disadvantaged groups, has been much rarer.

Read more: Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?

Controversy and protest

In Australia, especially since the post-World War II dawn of federal funding for universities, honorary doctorates have occasioned public debate and sometimes protest.

In August 1962, the Australian National University declined to award an honorary degree to King Bhumibol of Thailand, reportedly because of his lack of academic qualifications . This created diplomatic embarrassment for the Australian government in the context of an impending royal visit.

The University of Melbourne stepped into the breach to make Bhumibol an Honorary Doctor of Laws in September 1962, which was judged a bad look in university circles. The Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, Louis Matheson, commented a little smugly in an internal memo that “There is no subject to which a university should bring more delicacy and sureness of touch than the selection of its honorary graduates”.

Matheson was forced to eat humble pie when in 1967 a furore erupted over his university’s honouring of Victorian Premier Henry Bolte, shortly after Bolte had sanctioned the controversial execution of Ronald Ryan .

Monash’s staff and student associations alike opposed the move, and the ceremony took place off-campus to minimise the risk of disruption by students. At a faux awards ceremony held by students on campus, a degree was awarded to a piglet . “No pedigree for pigs” was inscribed on the campus lawn.

Read more: Honorary doctorates: well deserved, or just a bit of spin?

After the Bolte row, Monash determined to never again honour a politician in office. Other universities have discovered since that doing so doesn’t always end well. The University of Adelaide’s award of an honorary doctorate to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in 2017 was overshadowed by student protests about planned fee hikes and funding cuts for universities.

Undermining standards?

It is often said handing out “unearned” doctorates devalues the university’s highest academic qualification. The award of honorary doctorates to celebrities and especially sportspeople tends to raise eyebrows and draw bitter jokes from academics about when they should expect their honorary Olympic medal.

Swimmer Ian Thorpe was recognised in 2014 by Macquarie University for sport and philanthropy, the late Shane Warne had an honorary PhD , and cricketer Sir Don Bradman famously turned down more than one honorary doctorate.

Places of privilege

Recent public discussion of honorary degrees has focused on the diversity of recipients. The University of Melbourne was suspended from a lucrative research funding program earlier this year after awarding honorary doctorates to a group of six white men.

The under-representation of women among honorary degree recipients was highlighted by equal opportunity policies in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995 Monash acknowledged that since 1964 it had awarded honorary doctorates to 122 men and just 13 women. Along with other universities, it sought to correct this, aiming for equal gender representation among recipients - a target which remains far from being achieved .

The recent University of Melbourne controversy suggested to many that modern universities, despite their public relations nous, still carry echoes of the tone-deaf ivory tower.

Melbourne no doubt exposed itself to criticism through unfortunate optics and poor handling (the university claimed a larger group of intended recipients, including three women and an Indigenous man, were unable to attend the ceremony). However, the failure of such honours to represent the diversity of the community is a sector-wide problem.

Honorary doctorates have failed to cast off their function and reputation as a kind of academic peerage. They are uncomfortable reminders that our universities are still led and occupied, for the most part, by the socially privileged few.

Correction: this article originally referred to “John” Bradman rather than “Don”.

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Harvard college 1,292 degrees.

• 1,266 Bachelor of Arts
• 26 Bachelor of Science 

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1,148 degrees

• 387 Master of Arts
• 180 Master of Science 
• 9 Master of Engineering 
• 572 Doctor of Philosophy

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 119 degrees

• 9 Master of Engineering (conferred by GSAS)
• 73 Master of Science (conferred by GSAS)
• 13 Master in Design Engineering (conferred by GSAS)
• 22 Master of Science/Master of Business Administration
• 2 Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science 

Harvard Business School 808 degrees

• 787 Master of Business Administration 
• 3 Doctor of Business Administration 
• 18 Ph.D.s (conferred by GSAS)

Harvard Divinity School 94 degrees

• 30 Master of Divinity
• 64 Master of Theological Studies

Harvard Law School 663 degrees

• 62 Master of Laws
• 594 Doctor of Law
• 7 Doctor of Juridical Science 

Harvard Kennedy School 422 degrees

• 52 Master in Public Administration
• 141 Master in Public Administration (Mid-Career)
• 44 Master in Public Administration in International Development
• 172 Master in Public Policy
• 3 Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government (conferred by GSAS)
• 10 Ph.D. in Public Policy (conferred by GSAS)

Harvard Graduate School of Design 319 degrees

• 85 Master in Architecture
• 27 Master of Architecture in Urban Design
• 81 Master in Design Studies
• 59 Master in Landscape Architecture
• 1 Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design
• 40 Master in Urban Planning
• 13 Doctor of Design 
• 13 Master in Design Engineering (conferred jointly with SEAS)

Harvard Graduate School of Education 670 degrees

• 631 Master of Education
• 9 Certificate of Advanced Study
• 26 Doctor of Education Leadership
• 4 Doctor of Education

Harvard Medical School 308 degrees

• 25 Master of Biomedical Informatics
• 35 Master of Bioethics
• 13 Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety
• 22 Master in Clinical Service Operations
• 53 Master in Medical Science
• 160 Doctor of Medicine

Harvard School of Dental Medicine 60 degrees

• 16 Master of Medical Sciences 
• 10 Doctor of Medical Sciences 
• 34 Doctor of Dental Medicine 

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 397 degrees

• 276 Master of Public Health                                                              
• 80 Master of Science         
• 30 Master in Health Care Management                                               
• 10 Doctor of Public Health                                                   
• 1 Doctor of Science                 

Harvard Extension School 1,340 degrees

• 1 Associate in Arts
• 186 Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies
• 1,153 Masters of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies  

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In this case, please scroll down and look at the bottom of the degree audit for further explanation. There, you will see specifically what deficiencies constitute the "Multiple Deficiencies" seen above.

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Changes are generally made within 5 business days of submission. If Phase 2 Registration for the term has ended, changes are not made for the current term but are put into effect for the next term.

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Responsibility for degree program coordination, curriculum development, and curriculum review rests with faculty degree program coordinators. These faculty are designated by their respective school chairs or deans within the academic unit (school or college) offering a given major. Depending on the school or college, degree program coordinators may have a variety of titles including, but not limited to, graduate coordinator, undergraduate coordinator, associate chair, director, assistant dean, or associate dean.

A list of faculty degree program coordinators may be found in this file.

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On this page: -->, focus on finishing your degree award, available only for 2024 spring and summer terms.

The Focus on Finishing Your Degree (FFYD) Award is a one-time fellowship supporting degree completion of doctoral students (PhD and DMA) who finished the required coursework/credentials for candidacy status two or more years ago.

Students must be nominated by their admitting academic unit by January 24, 2024 .

About this award

Award details.

• Spring 2024 - $12,000
• Summer 2024 - $8,000

Terms of award

• Students can be nominated for either spring 2024 or summer 2024 and receive this award only once.
• Nominees should have an achievable plan to complete their program within the term they are nominated (Ex. spring 2024 nominees should plan to defend their dissertation and meet graduation deadlines for spring 2024).
• Nominees must be in good academic standing and within allowable time to completion.
• Nominees cannot hold an appointment (RA, TA, GSA), be funded by a full fellowship or utilize ASU-qualified tuition reduction (QTR) in the awarded term.
• Students who have received a Graduate College Completion Fellowship are not eligible.
• The award will be applied to a student's ASU account through the financial aid awarding system and to the current charges. The remaining award amount will be processed as a refund by Student Business Services.
• Academic programs are not required to contribute any funding to recipients (for tuition, health insurance or fees).

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Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. MST

Note: The nomination form has been shared with Graduate Program Chairs and Directors and should only be submitted by these individuals or their designees.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to receive this award:

• Students must have reached their candidacy at least 24 months before and still be within the allowable time to completion during the awarded term.
• Students must enroll in an on-campus doctoral (PhD or DMA) program during the award term.
• Students must be in good academic standing during the award term. 
• Students cannot hold an appointment (RA, TA, GSA), be funded by a full fellowship or utilize ASU-qualified tuition reduction (QTR) in the awarded term.
• Students should have a solid plan to defend their dissertation in the awarded term (Note: the last day to hold an oral defense is April 12 for spring 2024 and July 8 for summer 2024).

Submission procedures

The Graduate Faculty Program Director or designee must provide the following information for each nominee utilizing the nomination form provided to Deans and Graduate Directors via email.

Nominating unit information: College, School/Department, Degree program, names and emails of Graduate Chair/Director, Faculty Advisor/Mentor of Student, Graduate Support Staff, Business Operations Manager.

Nominee Information: Student First, Last and Preferred Name, Student ID#, Student ASU email, Date student reached candidacy, Nomination term.

Short answer questions:

• In 250 words or less, please explain why you are nominating this student and how this award will help expedite the student’s completion in the nominated semester.
• Identify three significant milestones and deadlines the student will complete in the award semester (Ex. Submit a draft of chapter four to the chair by February 1).
• Student’s planned defense date (Note: the last day to hold an oral defense is April 12 for spring 2024 and July 8 for summer 2024).

Once the nomination form has been submitted, an automatic confirmation email will be sent for reference. If you do not receive an email confirmation of the nomination, please email [email protected].

There will be a 4–6 week turn-around time for recipient announcement notifications from the Graduate College deadline date. Once recipients have been selected, departments will be notified by email. Academic units are responsible for notifying the student and obtaining a signed confirmation form.

Additional Information

Each fellow is personally responsible for individual taxes related to this award. Additional information regarding tax issues related to awards can be found in tax considerations . Specific questions should be directed to a tax advisor or  ASU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.

An "over award" is when a student's need-based awards exceed their financial need, or the total of the awards exceeds the cost of attendance. If a student has been over-awarded, federal regulations require ASU to adjust their awards, which may reduce awards or a bill. Need-based aid includes grants, scholarships, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loans, and outside resources (i.e., faculty/staff tuition benefits, scholarships, stipends, etc.). Non-need-based aid includes unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Graduate PLUS Loans and Private Education Loans. Overaward questions should be directed to the ASU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.

Graduate School Summer Funding Competition Awards Announced

Seventy-one scholars are the recipients of dissertation and pre-dissertation fellowship awards through The Graduate School’s Summer Funding Competition . The $4,500 awards are given annually to a select group of outstanding doctoral students to support progress to degree and dissertation completion. The awards are part of an expansion of funding and benefits programs announced by the Office of the Provost last spring.   

This year’s awards provide funding for summer research and writing to students in 43 different programs.   

  Dissertation fellowships were awarded to: 

• Carlos Ramirez Arenas, religion   
• Emily Beauparlant, social psychology   
• Chelsea Bouldin, cultural foundations of education   
• John Brigham, earth sciences     
• Semaj Campbell-Blakes, history   
• Stephen Caviness, teaching and curriculum   
• Ahmet Celik, religion   
• Shreyas Aralumallige Chandregowda, civil engineering   
• Sicong Chen, computer engineering and information science    
• Joseph Colbert, biology   
• Nicholas Croce, social science   
• Amber Ford, chemistry   
• Lerie Gabriel, composition and cultural rhetoric   
• Nicole Yeannine Moller Gonzalez, geography   
• Xiaoxia Huang, political science   
• Jianqing Jia, mathematics   
• Linghua Jiang, human development and family science   
• Kelly Kearns, counseling and counselor education   
• Marie Kramer, mathematics   
• Qingyang Liu, human development and family science   
• Yang Liu, instructional design, development and evaluation    
• Michael McCall, political science   
• Catherine Montgomery, clinical psychology   
• Katherine Mott, sociology   
• Zakery Munoz, composition and cultural rhetoric   
• Brian Odiwuor, mathematics education   
• David Okanlawon, anthropology   
• Felipe Oliveira, philosophy   
• Madeline Olley, English   
• Zhijuan Niu, instructional design, development and evaluation    
• Jared Rosenberg, exercise science   
• Sarah Souders, public administration   
• Sarah Stegeman, history   
• Nimisha Thakur, anthropology   
• Sidney Turner, composition and cultural rhetoric   
• Renci Xie, Doctor of Juridical Science    
• Dong Zheng, civil engineering   

 Pre-Dissertation fellowships were awarded to:  

• Aleyna Akyuz, physics   
• Md Mahbubul Alam, chemistry   
• Karisa Bridgelal, composition and cultural rhetoric   
• Fatma Celik, religion Amanda Kingston, cultural foundations of education   
• Nelson Donkor, chemical engineering   
• Luanxin Gao, economics   
• Si Gao, counseling and counselor education   
• Falak Hadi, political science   
• Antonia Hamilton, clinical psychology   
• Sadam Hussain, anthropology   
• Geoffrey Huyck, composition and cultural rhetoric   
• Joanne Kim, public administration   
• Amanda Kingston, cultural foundations of education   
• Kaia Kirk, political science   
• Fasika Melese, instructional design, development and evaluation    
• Arda Oz, English   
• Eunji Park, counseling and counselor education   
• Abdul Bashir Pazhwak, social science   
• David Peters, mass communications   
• Caroline Plecki, biology   
• Vatya Raina, anthropology   
• Hannah Rembrandt, speech-language pathology   
• Karie Schmitz, mathematics   
• Soham Sinha, English   
• Ilariac Siriner, cognitive psychology   
• Paige Spencer, religion   
• Aditya Srinivasan, social science   
• Xihe Tian, counseling and counselor education   
• Nathalie Uwamahoro, electrical and computer engineering   
• Benjamin Valen, social psychology   
• Bryce Whitwam, mass communications   
• Jiahe Xing, economics   
• Zonglin Yang, earth sciences    
• Shuo Zhang, economics   

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Published: April 15, 2024

Author: Eric Heath

The Graduate School is pleased to announce its annual award winners for the 2023–2024 academic year. These awards include: the Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award; the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Awards; the Dick and Peggy Notebaert Award; the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards; and the Social Justice Award. The award winners will be formally recognized for their achievements at the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony to be held at Notre Dame Stadium on May 18.

Michael Davern ’99 Ph.D., is the winner of the Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award , given each year to a graduate alumnus or alumna of the University who has contributed significantly to scholarship, research, or society. Dr. Davern, who earned his doctorate in sociology from Notre Dame in 1999, is the executive vice president and chief research officer of the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. In this role he serves as the principal investigator for the General Social Survey (GSS), one of the longest-running and most widely used sources of longitudinal social science data in the nation.

Prashant V. Kamat, Ph.D., is the winner of the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Award in recognition of his outstanding work as a sustained mentor of graduate students over the course of his career. Dr. Kamat is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a leading researcher in renewable energy. He has mentored 35 graduate students during his decades of service at Notre Dame, with many of these students going on to hold impressive teaching or research positions in academia or industry. 

Rebecca Ann Wingert, Ph.D., is the winner of the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Award in recognition of her outstanding work as a mentor of graduate students at the midpoint of her career. An associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Wingert has served as the department’s director of graduate studies (DGS) since 2016, during which time she has provided pivotal programmatic support and individual mentoring to countless doctoral students. Coinciding with her leadership, the graduate program in biological sciences has experienced strong growth and a number of significant structural enhancements.

William A. Phillip, Ph.D., is the winner of the Dick and Peggy Notebaert Award , which honors a faculty member or administrator who has had a significant impact on graduate studies at Notre Dame. Dr. Phillip is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and has served as the department’s director of graduate studies (DGS) since 2020. In his role as DGS, Phillip has spearheaded a series of notable and transformative updates to his department’s doctoral program, including the creation of an orientation course for incoming students and more robust methods for doctoral students to receive ongoing feedback from their advisers.

Ryan R. Posh, Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Award in Engineering.

An engineer whose work specializes in lower-extremity prostheses, doctoral candidate Ryan Posh has focused his scholarly efforts on assisting individuals with amputation. His research has been published in leading academic journals and has been recognized with multiple awards, including the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship.

Anne Elise Crafton, Ph.D. candidate from the Medieval Institute, is the recipient of the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Award in Humanities.

Doctoral candidate Anne Elise Crafton is a medievalist whose groundbreaking research challenges long-standing assumptions about the roles and representations of speech for women in pre-Norman Conquest England. Using meticulously compiled digital files of direct speech in Old English, their dissertation employs sociolinguistic, literary, and statistical analysis to argue that misogynistic condemnations of women's speech are largely a post-Conquest phenomenon.

Carlos Misael Madrid Padilla, Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Mathematics, is the recipient of the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Award in Science.

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Natán Ezequiel Skigin, Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Political Science, is the recipient of the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Award in the Social Sciences.

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Camille “Cam” Mosley, Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Biological Sciences, is the winner of the Social Justice Award , given annually to a graduate student in the Notre Dame community who has tackled complex societal issues through scholarship, teaching, and service. A biologist whose research centers around fisheries ecology, doctoral candidate Cam Mosley has also been a transformative campus leader on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Serving as the president of the Black Graduate Student Association and co-president of the organization Graduate Students Against Racial Injustice at Notre Dame, they have consistently sought out opportunities to mentor historically underrepresented students and help foster a more inclusive and welcoming environment at Notre Dame.

Originally published by Eric Heath at graduateschool.nd.edu on April 12, 2024 .

Professor receives prestigious 'Texty' award for textbook excellence

Patricia tillie recognized for contributions to "bailey & scott's diagnostic microbiology".

Patricia Tille, PhD. Photo/University of Cincinnati.

Patricia Tille, PhD, a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati's College of Allied Health Sciences, has been recognized with the Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence "Texty" Award for her outstanding contributions to clinical microbiology education.

Tille, who serves as the graduate program director in the Clinical Health and Information Sciences Department, has played a pivotal role in developing and updating the textbook "Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology." This textbook is recognized as an impactful resource for clinical laboratory science education programs and practicing professionals worldwide.

Her commitment to maintaining the textbook's quality and relevance is commendable. Tille continuously collects and updates information to ensure the textbook reflects the latest developments in the field. This dedication has earned her the respect and admiration of her peers and the TAA Textbook Excellence Award.

In addition to her work on "Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology," Tille has contributed chapters to other textbooks and remains actively involved in advancing the field of clinical microbiology. Her passion for education and research is evident in her work, inspiring students and colleagues alike.

Tille's recognition with the Textbook Excellence Award is a testament to her dedication and expertise in clinical microbiology. Her work has had a profound impact on the education of future laboratory professionals and underscores the importance of high-quality educational resources in advancing the field globally.

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Lydia Rader, IBG grad student, wins Sean Hudson Leadership Award

Lydia Rader is a graduate student in the behavioral, psychiatric, and statistical genetics program. Lydia has shown tremendous leadership both within and outside of the program. Locally, Lydia has been a research award reviewer for the Institute of Cognitive Science as well as recently selected as a Co-Senator between the graduate and professional student government and the CU Boulder student government. Outside of our program, for multiple years Lydia has been working with an award-winning creative education and outreach organization called Knowing Neurons. This organization involves scientists across multiple countries to make learning Neuroscience and Psychology accessible. As part of Knowing Neurons, she has organized local outreach events for low socioeconomic status high school and undergraduate students. Lydia also works with Project Short, which offers pro-bono pre-grad mentoring to graduate students who face barriers to PhD applications. Further, Lydia works with the National Science Policy Network leadership committee for Science Diplomacy and helps facilitate networking events in the aim of bringing communities of early-career scientists together to apply their expertise to international policy. The committee found her contributions to the home and larger communities outstanding. Congratulations, Lydia!

UWSC’s Kerryann DiLoreto awarded Distinguished Status by the UW-Madison

UWSC is proud to announce that Kerryann DiLoreto , Senior Project Director with UWSC for over 24 years, has been awarded Distinguished Status by the UW-Madison. Distinguished status is awarded to academic staff members with extensive experience, and advanced knowledge and skills.

The conferral of Distinguished status is reserved for a small number of academic staff who:

• Demonstrate superlative accomplishments evidenced by peer recognition beyond the work unit
• Possess and demonstrate evidence of at least ten years of progressively more responsible experience in their field.

Kerryann has proven herself an invaluable member of the UW-Madison’s academic staff throughout her 24 years of service to the university. Kerryann’s commitment to conducting high quality academic survey research and helping to innovate new and groundbreaking research methods are recognized across the university, the state, and the country, as attested to by the enthusiastic letters of support provided by colleagues from the University of Chicago, Princeton, Georgetown University, the International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, and of course, here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Some notable quotes from these letters of support include:

“Kerryann’s contributions to the WLS – and to many other innovative and complex survey research projects in the social and health sciences – are a function of her in-depth knowledge, extensive experience, professionalism, creativity, and collegiality. Her exceptional work, alongside her sound leadership of the UWSC teams and effective collaborations with stakeholders throughout the university and beyond render her an ideal candidate for this recognition.”

– Michal Engelman, PhD MHS, Professor of Sociology, Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, Director, Center for Demography of Health and Aging University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Kerryann saw the importance of MARS and took me under her wing. She helped me hire a survey statistician who designed the sampling procedures. She helped me with the wording and ordering of survey questions. She told me when I needed to raise more money. She trained and supervised a team of researchers who ventured into some of the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee… I drew heavily on the MARS data when writing the book that emerged from my dissertation, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City , which won the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Carnegie Medal, and PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction.”

– Matthew Desmond, Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology. Founder, The Eviction Lab, Princeton University

“Kerryann DiLoreto deserves enormous credit for the success of two of the most important studies of America’s child welfare system conducted in the past two decades. She has the admiration and respect of everyone who worked with her on those projects. I believe she is eminently qualified for the Distinguished Status she is nominated for.”

–Mark E Courtney, PhD, Samuel Deutsch Professor Emeritus; Principal Investigator, California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study

Congratulations Kerryann!